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Fuel Gauge and Sending unit Jacksonboat at 1:44pm 08.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2082 Confused about this. I want to replace my fuel gauge and sending unit from the original which is si
Hood Profurl 810 Jacksonboat at 1:39pm 08.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1150 Hi, I have a continuous line furler below-deck on my boat and it is incredibly stiff. (I imagine I
North Shore Lake Superior (17) srust58 at 1:23pm 08.16.14 Destinations 3/2797 Just returned from our two week trip to Lake Superior. We launched in the tiny village of Rossport
primer coat Bob J. at 1:17pm 08.16.14 Ask All Sailors 2/896 Just finished rolling out a primer coat this morning. Although I have uniform coverage I can still s
mast trailering question gitpicker2007 at 12:06pm 08.16.14 Catalina 22 8/1714 I currently have a small post, used to help support the mast during trailering, and it sits on the m
Dorade me (1) rblevens at 9:55am 08.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/761 On Drifter 1980 37' which I have been restoring. .. This is what I have. Either Dorade box I feel s
1987 hunter 40 midship cleat crazy frenchman at 9:10am 08.16.14 Big Boats 5/1105 We are in final stages of buying a 1987 hunter 40. I want to add midship cleats for a spring line m
H34 propeller ramon orton at 8:59am 08.16.14 Big Boats 7/1267 I'd like to change my H34 propeller from 2 to 3 blades. Any suggestions re: diameter and pitch. I'
Another question....mixing elbow exhaust hose kito at 8:40am 08.16.14 Ask All Sailors 28/6633 I am replacing my vertical manifold, nipple and mixing elbow on my ysm12. The exhaust hose is toast
hunter 44ds pilotschneider at 8:13am 08.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/778 I recently purchased a Hunter 2007, 44ds. It is well equipped electronically with radar, gps, ais,
A Word of Warning if you intend major repairs/purchases on M hoges in wa at 5:55am 08.16.14 Destinations 2/1614 We did some major updates on Malta last April/May. Assuming like all the EU you could get your VAT
Jib Halyard Question entmejia at 5:54am 08.16.14 Smaller Boats 10/2291 A PO completely removed the jib halyard on my 240. The manual doesn't show the halyard routing, and
new jib halyard bffatcat at 5:49am 08.16.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1162 Its been a while since I bought one. In the past I have used New England ropes stay set X Is there
Wind speed/direction gauges...do you use them? kito at 5:32am 08.16.14 Ask All Sailors 102/18736 My H30 project boat came with old wind speed and wind direction gauges. The problem is the wiring fr
Dufour 425 Grand Annoying Leak Peoplevalue at 3:42am 08.16.14 Ask All Sailors 7/2581 Hi All, Me again. On a roll given your advice on the last topic on the twin wheel helm. The o
weld repair at base of mast? jessrads at 10:51pm 08.15.14 Catalina 22 4/1811 Speaking with this c-22 owner who is selling a nice looking '75 in my area, he mentions that the bas
340 - adding a winch or cam cleat for mainsheet? Wallrat at 9:59pm 08.15.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/4810 I'll start with admitting that this is my first real boat having only owned small multihulls prior t
Caulking Oc 351 cockpit seats sailrj at 8:55pm 08.15.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1399 We are refinishing the cockpit seats of our 1996 Oceanis 351. In searching the web, the consensus i
If you like spinnakers should be beautiful... Hayden Watson at 8:41pm 08.15.14 Ask All Sailors 14/2370 I have entered a photo of a 5-pointed star spinnaker that my wife made for our Catalina into the pho
Window Shades Hale Meakipe at 8:08pm 08.15.14 Catalina 30 2/1422 On recommendation of other owners installed Ship Shades window Shades on our Catalina 30. Installati

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Do you trailer with the motor attached? john6206 at 4:57pm 06.19.23
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L (7) Rich Stidger at 4:50pm 06.19.23 UPDATE: My new pump arrived today, one day early, from the UK. As expected it was a dead ringer for
Water Heater - Heat Exchanger Problems Ralph Johnstone at 4:48pm 06.19.23 Your water tank, your choice. Another first world problem solved right here on SBO.
Help finding the right boat rgranger at 3:59pm 06.19.23 I think the boat you describe is called the Colgate 26 https://www.colgate26.com It is mostly cock
Tropical Depression 3 rgranger at 3:50pm 06.19.23 Thnx
34 Hunter Anchor Locker Question (1) Allan12210 at 3:43pm 06.19.23 To All I was looking at my anchor locker today and was trying figure out what the purpose of th
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? JBP-PA at 3:31pm 06.19.23 You can put it in a trash can of water to test it. Depending on the motor, you can also connect a g
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? JBP-PA at 3:30pm 06.19.23 It will not overheat in a minute however you will damage, possibly ruin, your impeller because it re
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? jon hansen at 3:25pm 06.19.23 NO! unless you hook up water to cool it. you will destroy the water impeller in 3 seconds
Shroud anchor point Gene Neill at 3:22pm 06.19.23 Could there be some extensive core rot in the vicinity of the original chainplate? I can think of no
trailer info, Hunter 23.5, 1994 RTsailsJ29 at 3:20pm 06.19.23 Group, Does anyone have the Majic Tilt BG0088 trailer designed for the 240? Are the bunks and the p
Help finding the right boat jmackdaddy at 3:06pm 06.19.23 How about a Bene 393? Long cockpit, should hold 6 people, 2 in perch seats, and the helmsman. Eve
Need replacement rudder for Wigeon SFS at 3:03pm 06.19.23 Sending you a Private Message.
Tropical Depression 3 capta at 2:57pm 06.19.23 I don't often cross post, but in this case, I'll throw in my 2 cents worth. To be honest, I haven't
New 170 sailor stickinthemud57 at 2:56pm 06.19.23 TLDR I messed up my boat and I need help. So I took the boat out for the first time, in a little m
Hardware needed to attach CDI roller furling on a 1989 Catalina 22. mhessick at 2:55pm 06.19.23 Got a photo from my old Mac 25. ched to the end of a turnbuckle inside the drum?
Help finding the right boat (1) Tally Ho at 2:53pm 06.19.23 How about a Bene 393? Long cockpit, should hold 6 people, 2 in perch seats, and the helmsman. Ever
Shroud anchor point JBP-PA at 2:51pm 06.19.23 Yea, they are still called chainplates even though they are bolts not plates (on your boat) and ther
Shroud anchor point JBP-PA at 2:49pm 06.19.23 You are absolutely right. The bolts you circled are where your shrouds should attach. Who knows what
Prop shaft seal- what make is it? Hunter27-2 (1) Tally Ho at 2:46pm 06.19.23 If you are going to do something with it, you might want to consider a dripless seal. There are sev

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